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ATTORNEYS.

Charlea fr C. GRlFF IN ASH REMOVER Filed May 24 1924 May 19, 1925.

WITNESSES:

Patented May 19, 1925.

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U N I T E D CHARLES GRIFFIN :OF YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN.

: ASH ,REMOVER.

Application filed May 24, .1924. Serial No." 715,738.

"To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES GRIFFIN, a citizen of theUnite'd" States, and a resident of 'Ypsilanti, in the county ofilVashtenaw and State ofihfichigan, have invented a new and .Improved 'A-sh Remover, ofwhich the following 'is a full, clear, and exact de scription.

This invention relates toiimprovements in apparatusfor removing ashes from stoves,

furnaces and thelike, andhas for one of its objects theprovis1on of an improved device of simple construction which -w1llbe effective in preventingthe escape ofdust during the operation ofn'emoving-the ashes. The aboveand other ObJ'GCtS'Wlll appear 111018 clearly from the following detailed description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, which illustrates which permit of the device being readily moved from place to place. The body portion 4 is provided with an opening at its top adapted to be closed by a closure 6 hinged to the inner end of the body at 7. The discharge or other end of the body portion 4 is also provided with an opening 8 closed by means of the vertically swinging closure 9, the lower edge of which rests upon the rearwardly inclined portion 10 of the bottom of the body.

At the end of the body opposite the dis charge opening 8 said body is provided with an inlet portion 11 reduced in width and capable of receiving in its outer end the discharge end of a chute or outlet from a stove, such as described for instance, in my co- Vmnding application, Serial No. 715,737, filed l [ay 24, 192%. Intermediate the ends of the portion 11 the same is provided with a flange 12 extending along the sides and bottom thereof so that when said' chute is fitted therein, as shown in Figure 2, the flange 12 will aid in preventing the escape of dust from the. interior of'the body 41. To further aid in maintainingthe portion 11 in cooperative relation with :the chuteso as toprevent the escape of'dust fromthebody, a supporting.member 13 is pivoted at 14 to .the bottom of the extension lladjacent its outer extremity and is engaged by acoil spring115 which normally maintainsthe supporting. member in. a. substantially vertical position, as shown in Figure 1. .Themovement of the member 13 to its normal position is liniited by a flexible connection 16, one end of which is secured to the bottom ofthe portion 11 and the other end tothe member 13,'as shown in Figure'Q. "VVhenthe device is placed in operativepo'sition with respect to the chute the latter engages the member and forces the same to 'a horizontal position against the tension of the spring 15- and said "chute partially "rests upon'the member 13 while the ashes are being dis'o-harged into the body 4.

In order to facilitate the removal of the ashes from the body 4 a blade 17 is carried by a post 18 extending upwardly through the cover 6 and mounted for rotation therein. The upper end of the post is provided with a handle 19 which facilitates the rotation of the post when it is desired to operate the blade. in a position substantially parallel with the sides of the body 4 and portion 11 so that said blade will not interfere with the en- Normally this blade is placed r.

trance of the ashes into the body, but when it is desired to discharge the ashes from the body the blade 17 may be actuated to the position shown in Figure 3 after the closure 9 has been opened, so as to force the ashes from the body through the opening 8. It will be apparent that repeated operations of the blade in this manner will effectively cause the discharge of the major portion of the ashes from the body.

To facilitate the handling of the device the same is provided with a bail 20 pivoted to the body 1 adjacent its discharge end and having hingedly connected thereto at 21 the handle 22. This handle 22 is so connected to the bail that both the bail and handle may be folded upon the top of the device, as shown in Figure 1, when the device is not being used. The handle is formed at its connection with the bail with a small lateral extension 23 which, when the bail and handle are extended, engages the p01 tion of the hinge to maintain the bail and handle in substantially the same plane and limit the swinging movement of the handle With respect to the bail in one direction.

lVhat is claimed is:

1. An ash remover including a body having inlet opening at its forward end and a discharge opening at its rear end, the former being capable of receiving the outlet end of a discharge pipe, and means pivotally mounted in said body for discharging ashes there from through said discharge opening.

2. An ash remover including a body having inlet opening at its forward end and a discharge opening at its rear end, the former being capable of receiving the outlet end of a discharge pipe, a cover for said body hingedly connected thereto, and pivotally mounted means carried by said cover and movable from a position longitudinally of said body to a position transversely thereof for discharging ashes through said discharge opening.

3. An ash remover including a body having inlet and discharge openings, the former being capable of receiving the outlet end of a discharge pipe, a cover for said body hingedly connected thereto, a post extending through said cover and mounted for oscillation therein, and a blade carried by the lower end of said post and operable When oscillated to discharge ashes through said discharge openin 4:. An ash remover including a body having an inlet portion at one end and a discharge opening at its other end, the inlet portion being capable of receiving the outlet end of a discharge pipe, a spring-pressed supporting member engageable by said out let pipe When the device is being positioned relative thereto to receive ashes therefrom and movable by such engagement to a supporting position,'an oscillatory blade mounted in said body and movable to a position extending longitudinally of said body and also to a position transverse thereto to discharge the ashes through said discharge opening.

5. An ash remover, comprising a body supported on Wheels and having a reduced front inlet end and a discharge opening at its rear end, a closure for the discharge opening, a vertical post pivotally mounted in the body and extending through the top thereof, said post being provided With a blade at its inner end and a handle at its outer end, a pivoted and spring pressed member at its inlet end, and means sition.

CHARLES GRIFFIN. 

